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Woman Accused of Shooting Husband in Head | 10-Year-Old Child Home at the Time, DA Says
Elizabeth McKenna faces first- and third-degree murder charges after fatally shooting her husband during an argument, while a child in the home was unharmed, authorities said.
- At a Kutztown home on the 400 block of West Walnut Street, Elizabeth L. McKenna, 46, is accused of shooting her husband, William P. Kelly, 53, about 8:26 p.m. on December 30.
- According to investigators, McKenna argued with Kelly before the shooting, then went to a second-floor bedroom safe, retrieved a handgun, and returned to the first floor to shoot him; `She then returned to the first floor of the residence and shot the victim at close range`.
- After the shooting, McKenna placed the firearm on the dining room table and called 9-1-1, while a 10-year-old child upstairs was unharmed, authorities said.
- Authorities say formal murder and aggravated assault charges were lodged Tuesday as McKenna was committed to the Central Processing Center at the Berks County Courthouse pending arraignment.
- The Berks County Detective's Office led a joint investigation with Kutztown police, assisted by the district attorney's forensic services unit, Kutztown University police and the county coroner's office, with a domestic-violence resource directing people to the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE.
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Authorities accuse a woman of shooting and killing her husband in Kutztown on Tuesday night.
Pennsylvania woman says she shot her husband to death after he was 'antagonizing' her, police say
A Berks County, Pennsylvania woman has been charged with first- and third-degree murder after police say she fatally shot her husband during an argument Tuesday night.
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